Hunger is the teacher of the arts and the bestower of invention. -Magister artis ingenique largitor Venter

You follow words of the toga (language of the cultivated class). [Lat., Verba togae sequeris.]

Is any man free except the one who can pass his life as he pleases?

He who conquers, endures.

Bad advice is often most fatal to the adviser.

Your knowing a thing is nothing, unless another knows you know it.

The belly is the giver of genius.

Each man has his own desires; all do not possess the same inclinations.

The belly (i.e. necessity) is the teacher of art and the liberal bestower of wit.

Nothing can be born of nothing; nothing can be resolved into nothing.

Oh, the cares of men! how much emptiness there is in human concerns!

Pursuing fun is exhausting. Having fun is just fun. Much more relaxing just to do your work, don't you think? I mean if you enjoy it.

There are no regrets in life, just lessons.

Through my education, I didn't just develop skills, I didn't just develop the ability to learn, but I developed confidence.

You can go crazy and play solos in the right place, and that's great because it can intensify and bring an emotional lift. But the thing is you don't want to get in the way of the song.

In a way, the political cartoon drawings are things that are small and have humor and a childhood aesthetic and are often stronger to spread an opinion.

And when I look back I recognize now that I indeed do come from a large family of artists. Whether they necessarily realize it or not.

I love musk oil. There's something about musk that makes it memorable without being overpowering.

Artists are free to push boundaries to make art. But when pushing boundaries is their only aim, the result is usually bad art.

We are told there is not enough money for education, but somehow there is enough money for people to raise billions of dollars to defeat somebody in an election? Oh! Okay! Does that make sense?

Every girl has her own character, every boy his own mind.